Death to Dummies! (Anime)

Austin walked in with his hair in his face and his head down while he rubbed his hand over his bare arms. It was difficult to watch your best friend fighting and getting shot without interfering so he'd had to walk out. Finally Austin couldn't take it anymore and he drew his sword with one hand, his muscles showing in his arms. The son of Nike stared at the dummies ahead of him and his vision started to grow red from the anger that had built up. That asshole demititan who had been defending Nic's attacker had pissed him off and now it was all Austin could do to stay calm enough not to rage and go slaughter a bunch of poor campers. Three steps were taken in quick movement until Austin was within range and he slashed with his sword across two dummies, effectively decapitating them with the one movement.

Nicki ran a hand through her loose hair, it fell unbound and loose around her shoulders. Her strange blue eyes looked at the dummies, studying them each in turn. Her bow and quiver were slung over her back. She came to rest in front of a relatively new looking one, the dummy was freshly stuffed with few puncture marks. With a few deft movements she strung the weapon and she pulled three arrows out. Nicki knocked one, the other two held in her fist. She drew her arm back, ker knuckle brushing up against the corner of her mouth and then she fired. The arrow struck the dummy square in the face with a satisfying thunk, pinning it to the pole behind it. She knocked her second arrow and her thoughts switched to Nic, Nicki wondered briefly what her boyfriend was up to before focusing on the target again. She chewed her bottom lip before firing.

Austin, having been advancing down the line of dummies and laying waste to any that dared to still be in a good enough condition, was immediately stopped by the arrow that whizzed past his face, narrowly missing his jaw. The teen looked over in the direction the arrow had flown and then to the archer who had shot it, a girl who looked vaguely familiar. Austin thought for a few seconds before it dawned on him. This was the girl who had been with Nic that day he had come back from the forest. Austin smiled to himself and walked over while sheathing his sword. The girl was cute and he felt like maybe he needed to just talk with the possibility of some more fun than just that. Austin stopped a few feet from her and looked the girl up and down.

Nice shot there. Almost took my head off with that arrow of yours. I'm Austin Greene. Austin was standing in a slightly careless stance with what seemed like no regard for other people's feelings.

Nicki let loose another arrow and it narrowly missed a boy's face. She recognised him immediately as Austin Greene, the boy Nic had told her to be wary of. So much for being a guy's best friend when you openly check out his girlfriend, she thought wryly.
"I know who you are," She stated pleasantly. "Your Nicolas' friend. "
She kept the unshot arrow in her hand in case she needed a getaway weapon. She suppressed a shudder of disgust as his eyes traveled up and down her curvy body like a dog examining a piece of meat.
"I'm Natalie."
He would not have the pleasure of calling her Nicki.

Austin saw the look of disgust, even suppressed, cross Nicki's face and he couldn't help it. His mind immediately registered the situation as perfect moment to make his move. Nic is my friend...but you are something else. Quickly he walked over to Nicki and kissed her softly.

Nicki reeled back and then punched him in the face. The punch left her knuckles faintly stinging and she wiped her mouth on the back, as if rubbing away mud.
"How dare you," She said coldly, the drinking fountain trembled. "You keep your vile lips away from your friend's girlfriend."
Niki clutched the arrow in her hand, she would mutilate his pretty little face even more if given the chance. Her face was stony and she started to move away.

The sound of an impact ruptured through the air as Nicki punched Austin in the face and started snapping at him. In a daze, Austin fell back and his his back against a post while trying to clear his head and keep the blood from flowing too freely. Finally the son of Nike brought himself to attention enough to realize he was sitting with his hands against his face nursing a busted nose and fractured jaw. He cursed and stood up cautiously before lowering his hands and walking over to Nicki with blood still on his jaw and nose.

You can't blame me, can you? I mean, you are hot and have a nice body to boot. Besides I'm sure Nic has already told you that I am known for kissing girls and breaking hearts. Austin brushed his hair out of his face and rubbed his sore jaw gingerly.

Nic stumbled into the arena with his body sore and his fresh wounds still visible under the shirt. He had slipped on his new weapons belt and put the device on his shoulder that would activate the armor if need be. Nic looked out at everyone and saw something that made him laugh. Austin was rubbing a fractured jaw with a busted nose above it while Nicki glared at him and gripped an arrow in her fist that was bruised from the obvious punch she had thrown.

Nicki's eyes narrowed and her fingers tightened on her bow, "You disgust me," She hadn't noticed Nic yet but she was so close to gutting his friend.
"You stay away from me, you got that? Or I will curse you and you will lead a miserable existence for the rest of your slime filled life. In fact," She turned away, "Leave girls alone in general. Or there will be consequences."
Then she spotted Nic, "What happened to your face?"
She asked running towards him. Stopping short of flinging her arms around him.
"You've been fighting again," She stated sadly, "Come on, lets get you cleaned up."
She took his hand and started to lead him out of the sword fighting arena, sheathing her bow and arrow.

Austin looked at Nicki as she spoke and then spat blood onto the ground. He was injured but wouldn't show the pain that ripped through his face. What if I don't want to leave you alone, or any girl for that matter? I believe you have no right to tell me to leave girls alone or to threaten me in such a manner. He was following Nicki and hadn't noticed that Nic was standing over by the entrance. Finally he saw Nic and blinked in shock that his friend was so beat up. Look Natalie, I think you should just stop acting like such a priss and accept that you enjoyed the kiss. Austin smirked and moved to touch the girl's face.

Nic watched the two talk and then start walking toward him. It wasn't until he saw how Nicki was so pissed off that he really glared at Austin. Then Austin spoke to Nicki like she was some random girl and Nic felt his mind suddenly clear and he reared back. In a matter of three seconds he was between Nicki and Austin with his fist already connecting with Austin's jaw. Austin! Leave Nicki alone and don't ever kiss her again or I swear I will kill you myself. Nic glared at the half unconcious boy in front of him on the ground and then turned to leave.

Nicki glowered at the boy and was about to slap him across the face or punch him, but then Nic was there and he punched Austin for her.
"You know Nic, I did make a promise." She said evilly, no way Austin was going to get away with this without having a minor panic attack. She would have to kiss him of course but... it would be worth it. Especially after seeing the shock on his face. Or it could be turned the other way around... he could really enjoy it.
Her brow crinkled as she thought about it.

Nic heard Nicki talk about her promise, or more of a threat, and he rolled his eyes dramatically. The son of Styx turned around and walked back to Nicki quickly with his mind already growing fuzzy again. Nic made it to Nicki and grabbed her around the waist before walking out of the arena with his girlfriend in his arms, leaving his asshole friend on the ground.

Austin felt the punch and was immediately knocked back onto his ass. He fell and sprawled against the dirt, just barely able to hear what Nic and Natalie were saying but he knew that something was bad. Finally they left and Austin stood up and stumbled out of the arena, heading toward the infirmary.

Nicki was carried out, she squealed when he picked her up. The two sat in silence for a few moments before the fish girl said, "Take me back to my cabin, I have some stuff there for your injuries."
Gently, she extracted herself from his grip and took his hand. Pulling him behind her.

Nic nodded as he breathed in to calm himself and then let Nicki pull him along behind her. Even though he didn't feel too injured, the trident to the body wasn't real helpful and he'd found out that not even a child of Styx was invulnerable. Nic wrapped his fingers lightly through Nicki's and rubbed his thumb against the back of her hand. Why were you and Austin fighting anyhow?

Nicki led him into her bunk and told him to sit on her bed.
"Your friend kissed me. He was being a jerk so I punched him in the face." She smiled brightly, while removing his shirt to get a better look at his injuries. She hissed and prodded his back lightly with her fingers. "Don't move," She walked into the built in bathroom and came out with their first aid kit. Nicki handed Nic a piece of ambrosia while cleaning out the cuts and putting bandaids on them. The bed dipped behind the boy as the fish girl sat down behind him. Her eyes had turned several darker shades while she considered what had happened. She didn't want to know but ... Finished she pressed her forehead to the back of his neck, feeling the heat radiate off him.
"Don't do any heavy lifting or strenuous activity or these scabs may open back up again," She reached around his middle and applied pressure to get him to turn around so she could see the extent of the damage done to his front.

Nic smirked as he listened and then shook his head in amazement. He had known Austin would eventually try and kiss Nicki but he hadn't expected this situation at all. Finally the son of Styx took the piece of ambrosia and looked over his shoulder at Nicki with a look of shock on his face. Well I did tell you that he would try and kiss you. Even so Austin is my best friend for the simple fact that without him I never would have learned to fight the way I did and that trident that left a huge wound in my "immortal" body would have killed me. He turned to look at Nicki and held her gaze with some effort because he was afraid she would hate him for what he said. Before Nicki could work on his wound again, Nic wrapped his arms around her body and pulled her into a kiss.

Nicki smiled slightly, "He didn't intend on getting his face broken."
She was about to get started on the wound when Nic kissed her. Her hand rested lightly on the side of his neck and she ended the kiss after a few seconds.
"Let me finish," She said, half laughing in an failed attempt to be serious. Her eyes dropped to the wounds in his body and she began cleaning the wounds, before placing bandages over them. She stood, the bed creaking and came back with a wash rag and a ice pack. Nicki applied it to a bruise on his forehead before sitting back down. She took his other hand and lifted it to the level of his ice pack so he could take over.

Nic groaned as Nicki told him to wait until she finished helping him with his wounds. The only things he cared about right now was being with her and she wanted to heal him. With a sigh Nic took the ice pack in his hand and left it applied to the bruise. You do realize I'm not hurt that bad right? Nic's words were proven false when he looked down and saw the bandages around his leg and all over smaller wounds. Of course the wince of pain didn't help the fact either. Still he felt like he wasn't hurt as badly as he could've been so Nic grabbed Nicki's wrist and pulled her down into a sitting position next to him.

"You are a liar," She joked softly, lowering her fingers as Nic placed his hand on the ice pack. Nicki's brown hair fell in her face as she put the last bandage on looking up to catch the wince flash across his face. Nicki frowned at him reaching into the bag by her knee and pulling out some mortal pain killers, they would make him drowsy but he needed the sleep from the look and state of him. Nic pulled her down, gently, to get her to sit down next to him.
Nicki handed him the bottle of pills with a not amused expression on her face.

Nic smirked as he felt Nicki sit down next to him and then hand him a bottle of pain killers. I may be a liar but at least I am still alive after my first true fight in water. He popped the lid off of the medications and grabbed two of them from the bottle before swallowing them with a little bit of water. He choked a bit and then smirked after he regained his breathe. Without thinking things through, because he would probably not do it if he thought, Nic leaned over and kissed Nicki softly while wrapping his arms around her and holding her close to him.

Nicki sighed shaking her head, "I seriously hope you didn't go looking for this fight." She stated. Fish girl sighed. 
She never got a response however because Nic leaned in and kissed her. Now that he was all taken care of she didn't mind. Nicki relaxed into the kiss, her hand resting carefully on his chest, avoiding any wounded spots. 
"You're avoiding the question." 

Nic smirked and sat up away from Nicki slowly while adopting a wounded look. I didn't go looking for this fight. All I did was head to the forge to pick up my armor and weapons when some psycho demi titan thought it would be funny to attack me. Nic decided he would leave out all of the threats to kill the kid if he didn't leave him alone. No need to scare Nicki too much.

Nicki decided to let him off the hook.
"Fine, but please make sure this doesn't happen again," She slid off the bed and walked over to her large tiger who had just entered the cabin. She gave the blue tiger a hug and stroked her ears. She looked at Nic and flashed him a smile.

Thousands of things could be said about Nic but being a large-cat person was not one of them. As soon as the tiger walked in the room he cast a wary look over at it and kept his hands ready to move in case he needed to fight it. Suddenly what had been a calming room filled with very few campers while Nicki smiled at him had turned into a spinning vortex of shadows and deathly cold wind. The sound of moans and screaming from the dead souls came in contact with Nic's ears but he couldn't figure out what it was. Unknown to him, Nic fell to the ground and lay there in what was a dream state.

Moaning followed by several loud piercing screams echoed through the area as Nic walked into the shadows. He could feel a slight pull on his limbs and the cool breath of many dead people as he walked through the area. If felt slightly familiar but all Nic could think about was getting back to the cabin and returning to Nicki. All that had seemed dark before was actually the banks of a black river in a large city right outside of a police station. Rain fell around Nic but he couldn't hear it as he watched the water spout out into the street and flow for a bit until it left again, leaving behind a baby dressed in clothing made from fine silk and straight silver hair. The baby's eyes were silvery and red as well.

Finally Nic realized what he was seeing, for it was the day he was born from the River Styx. Nic gasped as he saw what had caused his weak spot in his immortality. Some little girl ran up to the baby and smiled at him right before placing a sticker on his skin right over the right shoulder. Nic brushed his fingers over the skin and realized that it was in the exact same spot but why was the girl still standing there and not running away. She was rather pretty for a little girl, standing at about average height and looking to be approximately six or so. This girl looked almost too serene for the scene of a flash flood where a baby boy had just washed up. "You are going to be destined for great things Nicolaus Reed. Just don't fall in love with the wrong person because they will end up killing you."

Nic heard the girl speak and then he was spiraled forward in time to another dream or vision. It was the first day of second grade, the day he'd met Darian Grey, his first girlfriend. As Nic realized that he saw a younger version of him walk in with his silver hair sticking up out from under the Volcom hat that he'd worn all the time. Nic watched as his younger self walked forward and sat down next to the new girl, a blonde with great blue eyes who smiled at him right away. She introduced herself as Darian Grey and asked him if he would go out with her. The younger Nic sat there confused while she smiled and leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.

It all seemed way too weird until Nic saw why he was seeing this. Darian had been holding a small dagger in her hand and had been getting ready to kill him. But when the blade wouldn't puncture the skin she leaned away and blinked her big eyes at him and spoke softly. "You're different...I like that." The younger Nic had just sat there astounded but now Nic realized what she had meant. Darian had been an assassin and when she said he was different it meant she enjoyed the challenge.

Nic saw a few other visions, each of them about Darian and all of the times she had tried to kill him until the day they had gotten into a fight and she had died from the Minotaur attack. Nic blinked tears away and woke up from his weird dream state to find it had been a couple hours. He looked around in confusion for a little bit.